diff --git a/src/render_d3d9.c b/src/render_d3d9.c
index f52ceca..84d6632 100644
--- a/src/render_d3d9.c
+++ b/src/render_d3d9.c
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ BOOL d3d9_create()
             g_d3d9.params.PresentationInterval = g_ddraw->vsync ? D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_ONE : D3DPRESENT_INTERVAL_IMMEDIATE;
             g_d3d9.params.BackBufferWidth = g_d3d9.params.Windowed ? 0 : g_ddraw->render.width;
             g_d3d9.params.BackBufferHeight = g_d3d9.params.Windowed ? 0 : g_ddraw->render.height;
-            g_d3d9.params.BackBufferFormat = g_d3d9.bits_per_pixel == 16 ? (g_ddraw->rgb555 ? D3DFMT_A1R5G5B5 : D3DFMT_R5G6B5) : D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8;
+            g_d3d9.params.BackBufferFormat = g_d3d9.bits_per_pixel == 16 ? D3DFMT_R5G6B5 : D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8;
             g_d3d9.params.BackBufferCount = 1;
 
             DWORD behavior_flags[] = {
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ BOOL d3d9_reset(BOOL windowed)
     g_d3d9.params.Windowed = windowed;
     g_d3d9.params.BackBufferWidth = windowed ? 0 : g_ddraw->render.width;
     g_d3d9.params.BackBufferHeight = windowed ? 0 : g_ddraw->render.height;
-    g_d3d9.params.BackBufferFormat = g_d3d9.bits_per_pixel == 16 ? (g_ddraw->rgb555 ? D3DFMT_A1R5G5B5 : D3DFMT_R5G6B5) : D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8;
+    g_d3d9.params.BackBufferFormat = g_d3d9.bits_per_pixel == 16 ? D3DFMT_R5G6B5 : D3DFMT_X8R8G8B8;
 
     if (g_d3d9.device && SUCCEEDED(IDirect3DDevice9_Reset(g_d3d9.device, &g_d3d9.params)))
     {